Improvement in wood-holders for saw-bucks



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

SANDERS HQLLINGSWORTH, OF PIKE TOWNSHIP, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN W OOD-HOLDERS FO R SAW-BUCKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 16?,667, dated September 14, 1875; application filed March 11, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SANDERS HOLLINGS- WORTH, of Pike township, Marion county,

' State of Indiana, have invented an Improved and securely hold the wood to be sawed on the buck, and be in an easy position to work the saw.

Figure 1 represents a saw-buck, with my improved wood-holder in position to'hold the wood firmly to the buck. Fig. 2 is a side view of the wood-holder. Fig. 3 is anend view of the same, with the adjustable hook removed,

showing a series of holes in the groove in the post for the purpose of adjusting the hook. Fig. 4 is the hook, with the adjusting-pin attached.

A represents the saw-buck, with a stick of wood, B, in its proper place. H is the footboard, which is elevated on the cleats J J J The cleat J is used as a fulcrum to elevate the front end of the foot-board by depressing the rear end. At the front end of the board H is an upright post, D, which has a groove, L, from top to bottom on the front side, and a series of holes, V V V V V, bored through from front to rear in the groove L. G represents the adjustable hook, at the lower end of the upright post D. The holes V V V V are e for the purpose of adjusting the hook O to the different heights of the bucks.

The operation of my improved wood-holder is as follows: Place the tilting foot-board on the ground between the legs of the saw-buck,- with one side resting against the leg of the buck to steady it, thenpress on the rear end of the foot-board with the foot which will e-levate the.hook, then place the stick of wood B in the buck, and stand-on the board H, thus I bringing the hook O on thestick of wood and the latter will then. be held firm, with the body in an easy positionto do the sawing.

What I claim as new, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, isv

In combination, with-the foot-board H, the upright post D, and adjustable hook 0, constructed as described, and used in connection with a saw-buck, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SANDERS HOLLINGSWORTH.

Witnesses: UEAnLEs OooNs, J. W. BROWERR. 

